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Transcribed biography of Michael J. Breyfogle
Breyfogle, Michael J., Company C. Born November 15, 1840, in Ohio; his parents came to Porter county, Indiana, in 1846, where he enlisted in 1862, and served through the war. Married January 1, 1861, at Valparaiso, to Miss Lavina Fisher, and they have seven children living. Their first child, born January 8, 1862, died while the father was in camp at Scottsboro. He went back to Porter county after the war, but in 1866, moved to Grant county, Wisconsin; in 1871 from there to Lincoln county, Dakota; in 1875 from there to Buchanan county, Iowa; in 1886 to Delaware county, where he now resides. A true soldier and comrade. Address, Masonville, Iowa.
Source: Lucas, Daniel R. 1900. New History of the 99th Indiana Infantry: Containing Official Reports, Anecdotes, Incidents, Biographies and Complete Rolls. Rockford, Illinois: Horner Print Company. 256 p.
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